Chest Wall Deformities

Front Matter....Pages i-xxiii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
History of Surgical Repairs of Chest Wall Deformities....Pages 3-18
Classification of Chest Wall Deformities....Pages 19-35
Surgical Anatomy of the Chest Wall....Pages 37-53
Sternalis Muscle....Pages 55-61
Cartilage Histology in Chest Wall Deformities....Pages 63-74
Bone Mineral Density as a Marker for Pectus Correction....Pages 75-79
Biochemical and Histological Differences Between Costal and Articular Cartilages....Pages 81-99
Syndromes Associated with Pectus Deformities....Pages 101-140
Chest Wall Deformities and Musculoskeletal Defects in Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia....Pages 141-147
Idiopathic Scoliosis....Pages 149-167
Psychologic Effects, Body Image, and Pectus Excavatum and Carinatum....Pages 169-174
Anesthesia and Pain Therapy for Surgery of Chest Wall Deformities....Pages 175-187
Front Matter....Pages 189-189
Preoperative Assessment of Chest Wall Deformities....Pages 191-195
Index for Measurement of Pectus Excavatum....Pages 197-201
Spiral Computed Tomography....Pages 203-212
Structured Light Technique for Measurement of Pectus Excavatum....Pages 213-226
Breast and Chest Wall Asymmetries....Pages 227-236
Exercise Performance Testing in Pectus Excavatum Patients....Pages 237-243
Correlating Haller Index and Cardiopulmonary Disease in Pectus Excavatum....Pages 245-252
Front Matter....Pages 253-260
Cardiological Aspects of Symptomatic Pectus Excavatum in Adults....Pages 189-189
Assessment of Right Ventricular Function in Pectus Excavatum....Pages 261-278
Long Term Cardiopulmonary Effects After Surgery....Pages 279-287
Rib Cage Anomalies in Severe Osteogenesis Imperfecta – Functional Investigations....Pages 289-296
Concepts in Allergy to Pectus Metal Implants....Pages 297-306
Instruments for Correction of Chest Wall Deformities....Pages 307-311
Front Matter....Pages 313-325
Overview of Repair of Pectus Excavatum Type of Deformities....Pages 327-327
The Vacuum Bell Treatment....Pages 329-349
Thoracoscopic Aspects in Minimal Access Repair of Pectus Excavatum....Pages 351-360
Complications of Minimally Access Pectus Excavatum Repair....Pages 361-371
Pleural and Pericardial Associations After Minimal Access Pectus Repair....Pages 373-381
Management of Postoperative Infections Following the Minimally Access Repair for Pectus Excavatum....Pages 383-387
Recurrent Pectus Excavatum Repair....Pages 389-393
Techniques and Instruments for Pectus Bar Removal....Pages 395-402
Front Matter....Pages 403-413
Minimal Access Repair of Pectus Excavatum....Pages 415-415
Surgical Techniques- Pectus Excavatum: The Modified Ravitch Procedure....Pages 417-429
Welch Procedure....Pages 431-436
The Willital-Hegemann Procedure....Pages 437-445
Minimal Access Repair of Pectus Excavatum (MARPE)-Pilegaard Modification....Pages 447-456
Sternum Elevators for Minimal Access Pectus Excavatum Repair....Pages 457-465
Front Matter....Pages 467-474
Minimally Access Repair of Pectus Excavatum- with Sternotomy in Adults....Pages 415-415
Free Fat Transplantation for the Aesthetic Correction of Mild Pectus Excavatum....Pages 475-483
Customised Silicone Prostheses....Pages 485-494
Front Matter....Pages 495-501
Overview of Repair of Pectus Carinatum Type of Deformities....Pages 503-503
Nonoperative Management of Chest Wall Deformities....Pages 505-515
Dynamic Compressor System for Pectus Carinatum Repair....Pages 517-522
Front Matter....Pages 523-541
Minimally Access Repair of Pectus Carinatum....Pages 543-543
Minimal Access Repair of Pectus Carinatum....Pages 545-569
Thoracoscopic Approach for Surgical Repair of Pectus Carinatum....Pages 571-580
Minimal Access Repair of Pectus Carinatum: Istanbul Technique....Pages 581-590
Thoracoscopic Repair of Pectus Carinatum: Complete Cartilage Resection with Perichondrial Preservation Technique....Pages 591-597
Front Matter....Pages 599-602
Non-prosthetic Surgical Repair for Pectus Deformities....Pages 603-603
Minimally Access Open Repair of Pectus Excavatum and Carinatum (Robicsek Procedure)....Pages 605-609
Pectus Less Invasive Extrapleural Repair (PLIER): Saxena Technique....Pages 611-626
Front Matter....Pages 627-640
Poland’s Syndrome....Pages 641-641
Asphyxiating Thoracic Dystrophy (Jeune’s Syndrome): Congenital and Acquired....Pages 643-653
Post-traumatic and Post-surgical Chest Wall Deformities (Acquired Chest Wall Deformities)....Pages 655-666
Thoracic Reconstruction in Chest Wall Tumors....Pages 667-674
Operative Options in the Management of Cleft Sternum....Pages 675-696
Front Matter....Pages 697-704
Repair of Cleft Sternum....Pages 705-705
Front Matter....Pages 707-715
Poly-Lactic Acid Plate for Chest Wall Repair in Pentalogy of Cantrell....Pages 705-705
Poland’s Syndrome Treatment with Omentum Flap....Pages 717-721
Bilateral Sternal Bar Turnover Flaps for Reconstruction of Inferior Sternal Cleft....Pages 723-730
Front Matter....Pages 731-734
Pros and Cons of the Nuss-Procedure....Pages 735-735
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